Best-ever Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup Butter
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups banana Very ripe mashed
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 5 cups all purpose Flour
• 2 Teaspoon Baking soda
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped nuts - if desired

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease Bottom only 2 - 8x4“ loaf pans or 9x5“ loaf pan
3. In large bowl mix sugar & Butter
4. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
6. Stir in flour, soda, salt & nuts just until moistened.
7. Pour Batter into Pans
8. Bake 8 inch loaves 1 hour, 9 inch loaf 1 1/4 hrs or until toothpick inserted in Center comes out clean.
9. Cool 10 minutes, loosen sides of loaves from pans, remove from pans to cooling racks.
10. Cool about 1 hr before serving

Timing

• Bake 8 inch loaves 1 hour, 9 inch loaf 1 1/4 hrs
• Cool 10 minutes
• Cool about 1 hr before serving

Temperature

• 350° F.

Equipment

• oven, 2 8x4-inch loaf pans or one 9x5-inch loaf pan, large bowl, electric mixer, toothpick, and cooling racks

Notes

• Double Batch.

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